The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 September 1927

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    14 1 Singapore Free Pess ]i» < I NTS. SINGAPORE, S.S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1927. NO. 12,206.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    294 1 A fearful MSSSSrrr has taken place m Honan. where Kens Yu HsiantCs troops are reported to hnve s? uiirhtered 80,000 people— Page 11. The King of Spain has signed a decree convoking the new Assembly for October 10, this, according to the Manchester (.uardian, being a complete
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    A SPORTING EVENT.
    1083 1 "Races," Bald the BOticS m tin* hotel lobby "Camel Races. Donkey ffsffl. Dra. mans' Races, ;ind (.amoosahs'!" A line of fuming Fords stood outside tUS entrance, the black chauffeurs revving sp their engines m sudden hursts to sh..w their eagerness. In topses and sun ea, silks, cotton
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      166 1 T wrm m ***W*+™*armftrVmr^ BOOYGUARD afl FV '^V^_____a^ THE HEALTH SOAP •I PURIFIES AS IT CLEANSES BODYGUARD IS INVIGORATING AND REFRESHING i I; IN USE AND THOROUGHLY CLEANSES THE PORES J > OF THE SKIN. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. 5 MADE BY GOSSAGES. t The EUROPE HOTEL RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION T J
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      137 1 LATEST ADVERTISEM ENTS. 4 Dioxogen is Invaluable m the Tropics Paa* 7. De Witt's Pills Will Banish BackachePage 7. A hsndsome, sturdy car 'he ChovroU* Page 15. Is Your blood impure? Use Kruschens Page' 14. Safix outboard motors irom Thornycrofts Page 15. Be Fair to your Teeth and Use Calvert's
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      10 1 PWWWW-.V.*W.S%VAV.WArN ED LABEL BRAND' J fIE COFFEE WITHOUT i ADULTERANTS
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      120 1 THE WEEK. Wedn I'xdu it, 14th m High Water 0.12 p.m.*9.4. Malacca: H. W. 9 a.m. 7.5. 9.20 p.m. 6.5. Kluang Rubber Meeting, Hong Kong Bank. noon. Singapore Polo Club Meeting, Tanglin Club 6.30 p.m.. Thursday, 15 to. High Water, 0.20 a.m. 10.3. 0.14 p.m. 9.4. Malacca: H. W. 9.40
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    445 2 Sin«ap'>re. Sep:. 10. The prices quoted are generally those current at lyde Terrace Market. At the other markets ther' may be small variations. ■BAT. Bet f steak Bound) Kati 18 J; f U'v; or ci rry >ork, lean do 64 oil lean and fut < Isl qualityl
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    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    76 2 (By courtesy of the Government Health Office.) Vor the twenty-four hours ending mid- The Tangistan arrived m port yesterday direct from Jeddah with 107S pilgrims on board. nirht Sept. 12th. Max. sh:uU- Um}>. 89.1 F Mm shade temp. 74.5 F MeAn shadi temp. 80.5 F .Max. Bun radiation
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      396 2 IPANA TOOTH PASTE i' An Antiseptic Tooth Paste containing Ipecac and Ziratol. Heals Bleeding Gums and Checks PYORRHEA. Price 90 cents per tube. Of all Chemists or from the Agents. .MEDICAL HALL LTD., SINGAPORE. ~THE~ HAPPY VALLEY~ CINEMA— CONJURER SIDESHOWS— WAY ANGS THE UNION STAR OPERA GO. THE POPULAR PLEASURE
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      318 2 VICTORIA THEATBE POPULAR SUNDAY CONCERT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th. AT 9.15 P.M. Under the distinguished patronage of: H.E. THE GOVERNOR AND LADY CLIFFORD. H.E. TIIE G. O. C. AND MRS. VAN STRAUBENZEE. President of Committee: Mrs. E. C. H. WOLFF. a_aaaB__a_BaHMNMHMMHMBBMaBan^ The following have kindly consented to appear: MR. R. L.
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      274 2 From Tuesd.iv. 13th to Siinrhy. ]Bth Ketw i AN ENTERTAINING AND INTERESTING. SELECTION oV AT THE |„r 'l|; X ALHAMBRA (Tsn Chen- Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor*) In the Second Show at 9 p.m. A UNITED ARTISTS SPEC 1 Featuring GLORIA SW ANSON one of the best m which she has
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    DEVIL'S ISLAND PRISONERS.
    1491 3 The Political Victim. DEATH ai:WiS WELCOMED. "No gamble is too reckless for liberty from De i's Island. Rather than rot here, any one ol us would face anything— death, severs punishment Before we had an*, hope «>f being 1 1 am i\i .<! ko the mainland, we
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    TOTANICAL PROOF OF ANTIQUITY.
    264 3 A cmiou.v instance of the interplay of tl re sciencea is shown by the solution of a ptollem m ncheolo<_ry by means of ob**«r»re.iiuns m botany. About four years ttgo there was found m Sweden, some five feet below the surface of a peat-' 'H. i
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    RIOT AT BULL-FIGHT.
    109 3 Matador's Inefficiency Annoys Crowd. Madrid. Aug. 29. There Waa a riot at a hull-fight at Aln\e.ima. The spectators ware annoyed at the inefficiency of a matador, who dropped his weapons and fled am ifl the howls of the crowd. Another matador, equally unskilful m facing the bull,
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      292 3 X Z^ 1 L AXO builds firm flesh. ft 1 m Plenty of strong bone. ft nda sound constitution. (C l contains nothing what- 3( ft ever t° farm baby or cause him ft pam^ That is wh y Baby U fed V C °P J7 a s° wiU Progress
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      204 3 _a*j^ ml a^sy^^ m^ti*M\ji_ m _aW**r Baafl—a^^^i aZ^* •••*>'.- Ja irS. f m W*X P^__a] ceM^#», Music— that ever constant link with home, and STATE EXPRESS No. 555-the cigarette that is present on all occasions where good taste prevails. stqte CIGARETTES _^^s_ur^_5 1 MADE RY HAN^ fe_^'^/y'''**3fr? OKE AT A
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    RIGHT TO HAIL AN OMNIBUS.
    306 4 DRIVERS FINED FOR NOT STOPPING A case affecting the rights of omnibus paaaeilgara came before the Bow-street mairistrau when Edward Ford, the driver of an omnibus, was fined 10s. for refusing to stop to pick up a passenger "for whom thi- re was room, and
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    PETROL PUMP OFFENCE.
    157 4 Men Fined After An Explosion. A man was lined 10s. at Willesden Poliet Court for filling a petrol tank "m the presence of a naked light," and Thomas Montram, of Hazel-road, Kensal Rise, wa? fined 10s. for aiding and abetting. This was the first case of the
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    MUNICIPAL VEHICLES.
    71 4 The Municipality have a fleet of 5 Austin Cars, 5 Trojans and 3 Fords m use by Roads Foremen and Inspectors, an Inspector of the Vehicles Department and the Shift Engineers at St. James Power Station. Of the 5 Trojans one is a "Spare" sent out to it-place
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    MOTORCAR TO RUN ON RAILS.
    177 4 Is. 6d. A Mile m Australia. A luxurious seven-seater mot«-r-car, which travels on the railway lines and can be hired at the rate of ls. 6d. a mile, has been introduced for tourists m Victoria, Australia. This train-motor-car has a saloon body, and is fitted
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    30 4 I have spent some time m Russia, and I confess that had I been born under the Soviet system I would have been a revolutionist against it.— Mr. Herbert Smith.
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    LONDON'S CRIME POLIC
    68 4 Scotland Yard's Hirlßf |.ond"n. \u>- The new high-spent mot... «U^ ■<-» Scotland Yard, had it< U* -nctSfJ Early m th<- morning ■■•> who were supposed to hate car from Hammersmith. The squad chased them for through Richmond. Pu!n-> the dark and rJeMTtod rfreeUthe car but the men
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    LIGHTS ON VEHICLES
    64 4 Would it be asking motorcyclists and driver vehicles to rev..,-- their tf** themselves with BP-1 paratus providing the that are seeeesary oa The Light Car and < Road Lighting Bfll I Committee l-aeeatljr, that the regulation- t> *f\ to vehicle light, arm not proval of all road
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      243 4 OQD6& BROT*H£RS MOTOR CARS ut Finer Results LIJ Produced at Lower Cost ■~^^_^s^ggg^ The new Dodge Brothers Motor performs --•^S^^Z^^^ with remarkable brilliance. There is more J^^^^*J^BB^(r' t power, greater speed, quicker acceleration *^^"^a^P^rri j and at every speed the engine functions > ___B__ w^T^^fes* so smo °thly anc Quietly
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      116 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes _*a_\\ \mw a MtmamT^Wtt ~*ml m£* yVnaNavanu ua mi or.. Jk aM_m_T*3f W> Js\\__**A _^*a\m\. a**z Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. If Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh. Malacca. WW Wm am m^k *m mmm^**4 WW*^^^Wm^^^M\^^^^^*^M*^^^^*M WWf^^^J m^^mmmm_m^^* I*^^^1 J THE
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    FURTHEST NORTH WITH A MOTOR CAR.
    417 5 FURTHEST NORTH WITH A MOTOR CAR. a 8 ADVENTUROUS INK) THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. T L» _> -Btjaad and to an Englishwoman is Naoev of driving a motor car nearest JJ* Nona Pel* The little expedition ***Xt Mrs. Victor A. Bruce, her hus■J Md Mr. Beare, which left England •Jah; hth
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    64 5 The opening *i an air mail service from r ol<*ml>o to Tanjart and from Tanjore to Madras and from Madras to Bombay, Caluita and Karachi is m contemplation. VVl*r— t the proiH>sal becomes a reality postcards will be charged two annas and letters •hre< anna*. In all likelihood the big;
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    ROUND THE RED PUMP
    1479 5 The Association of Bad Mechanics. I AN EXAMINATION. i j j Mechanics as every motorist knows are divided into three classes, the good, the bad and the d d bad. For the first J the private owner entertains the most proj found respect, almost amounting to
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    53 5 Mr. F. W. G. Rippon, who was for some years on the planting staff of Dunlop's, Ltd., and who has been working; m tha London office of that company for the last eighteen months, has joined the well-known Arm of rubber brokers of which Mr. W. l>. i Fraser is
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      119 5 j THE 14/40 HP. Princeton" Tourer j VAUXHALL 1 MOST EXHILARATING CAR^I J Parfermence that haa Complete reliability and I areuaed the unlimited thrilling power far m J enthuaiasm of motorists all «*ceaa of ita official ratine 5 a *k taaaaaajM am ever the world beauty ef these ere some
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      215 5 i'f®®®®®®®***^^ I CLTNO I THE ECONOMY CAR S»_- iS WK Car *n Bt fferS •_2 ,uxuries of hi K h -c»ass motoring, com- I *~m m r Hy "«*«*«*>« Price, and maintenance cost-the Over- I L, P C u yn Am J^ groU r d c,ea ranee. efficient cooling and
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    960 6  -  Horatitis. Still on the Defensive. BY \FK*\K r"ES es SPEC I A l.\ I propose to give m this article one or two hands illustrating the problems peculiar to the defence, arising out of the fact tha' the defending partners have nothing to guide them as
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    CURIOUS RACECOURSE INCIDENTS.
    248 6 SEQUEL TO DOUBLE SPILL. Many curious things, happen to riders on the racecourse. It is not unusual for one to lose his whip, and I remember once seeing a jockey, who had dropped his at a ciitical moment, snatch off his cap and use it instead of
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    WHEN THE PRINCE "FAGGED."
    255 6 Interviewed hy a Sydney Telegraph repiesentative during hi.s visit to Australia Prince Kambeang Bejra of Siam said: "I am here for a rest. I have worked hard. All I want is a good rest, and I was told that Australia was a good place to rest
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    60 6 Shanghai opium smokers are wondering how they stand with regard to a proclamation issued by the Opium Suppression Bureau which states that the only restric tion m future will be that each smoker shall take out a licence. They have smoked s'vretly for years but by taking out licences fear
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    MYSTERY OF MISSING GIRLS.
    830 6  -  ACTON LANE. Some Notorious Disappearances Recalled. "WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME." I by {FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] In the secret archives of Scotland **aru there are scores, may hundreds of documents relating to missing girls which constitute great moving human .*Uories. Girls leave home and join the legion
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    17 6 Tottenham magistrate: How do you know "bnt tnV **'-*ti has money? Woman: T have •ieen him drunk.
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    ANIMALS THAT COMMIT CRIMES.
    681 6  -  R. SELWYN MAXWELL. Two Hundred Murders a Year! THEFTS THAT BAFFLED POLICE. by tFRER PIES! SPECIAL.! There is no police court for the hearing of criminal charges against animals, and no laws providing for their punishment. Yet animals, like men, show themselves prone to yield to
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    EXPLOSIVE CIGARS.
    166 6 Man Who Smokes Thorn For Pleasure. 11. Sslavkp Barta, a young athlete who is curing slight rheumatism at Baden, near Vienna, has attracted much attention by his habit of smoking long cigars with an ecrasite cartridge m each. When he feels the explosion is imminent he holds the
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    33 6 For having skinned frogs while they were still alive, Wong Lingyui was fined *2 m the Provisional Court at Shanghai, the money to go to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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    KOREAN ROYALTIES AT GOLF
    244 6 Prince anil Princess Ri of Korea son ami daughter-in-law of the late Emperor, have been carrying out a programme m London which is very much like that of thousands who go round, crowding m as mnch sight-se. inf as possible. For instance, they motored to Windsor
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    HUGE EXPLOSION IN MANCHESTER
    98 6 Recmtl* MM Ka* Work. Lflte rembi* I is hou eyewtn terrific exnlot-ion Corporation' f rtrnetedatacost tore B great I* V giganta- iheet of I second Bjaaometer blazed fiercely, th* n the noise of the miles. Walla of hou-' I thrown down, a a i Workmen w-
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    12 6 was to call at B I he wns received by the k
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      647 6 FKEE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION, tttm*m*w*****mawammm*****mmmaamamammmwm*mamtma*mmamta^^aa^m $100 For Only 12 Matches. $50 Must Be Won. We publish every Wednesday an I Saturday morn m j- <<,n* m weekly Football Com not it ion A prize of $100 will be awarded t.. ih. r S who forecasts the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE
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    A RUSSIAN APPEAL.
    1350 7 "To the Writers of the Wor!d. ,r "AS FROM A DUNGEON." The following letter was received from Russia I the editor of the Russian news paper Yoziozhdenie, published m Paris. The name? of the authors cannot be divulged for obviona reasons, but there is no doubt of
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    LEANING TOWER OF PISA.
    50 7 Kirnie, Aug. 20. A commission of experts has reported that the leaning tower of Pisa has deflected one-third of an inch m nine years and that there is no immediate danger of its collapse. But it recommends the stabilisation of its foundations to prevent further declination.
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      235 7 ]eventually| a ata Jl "RRITISH EMPIRE" i |WHYNOTNOW?| i The Borneo Company. Ltd J SINGAPOftB, PENANG, IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK ANSON. > $**mWt m *at*aW _f a_T trap' 0 "iy /TAN'S deadliest enemy the disease Merm— thrives and IVA abounds m the tropics. Every condition exists for germ development
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      472 7 y > f*WSSA\ y, J*M* Cats' _wW^ Vma 1 *kmtl*M**e ___^_$__P > aartm I r)^>"' "^i _\__mm_^W*^ *a\_\Y •*S iv^ I^_tak3*l Xt /Elm— Sl**^^—^*** *l__3a__ ftu m n '-'A*****^^ i. "I^3^ *-^?a -_c |i _Hff_flffiJ_fc_n _H^a***** 9^- I__lvJ *aammW^ 3 REASONS why you should smoke "Three Cats" Cigarettes 1. Pure
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    GHOST RIVERS OF LONDON.
    779 8 Streams That Flow Under Streets. WALBROOK. Bi at Londoners, reading of the ComhiU •ul rjaidenea, have been aorpriaed to know thai the ancient and historic river, the Walbrook, on wIKMM banks the Romans built their villas, still rinds its way to the Thames twenty feet below
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    56 8 A fine of $6,000 was imposed m Hong Kong, on a Chinese, who was arrested m Connaught Road West with 7ft taels of unprepared opium m his possession. Tlv defendant pleaded guilty and said ht- wa•riven a cr?»te of chickens to bring down to Hong Kong from Wuchow. He had
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      310 8 The most popular Saloon m Singapore. THE 1927 BUICK SIX. 1 A? _j^^^^^^Bfc* _r^^ t\ l l^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^t^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ a^^^^^________^^_B^^^^ üßlTiirlu *3 w..r~i -^!|L^Elli==^, ij TT T I^ "RT I mmt***sL I jwp-*w* -D w Xv 7 Ja-_. s"t n, _^_^_^_^_^_I_BH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3~t P I Four Door Saloon $3,500 Wplpt I Liaht Six
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      67 8 ivr iriO other socks wear like Interwoven. The special toe and heel texture insures this. The finest textile materials are used and all colourings are fast-dye only. Furnished m a wide variety of patterns silks, wools or lisles, at extremely moderate prices. Muller Phipp. (M.!»'« lii Sinsatforr 6be and fael
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    THE AIR TRAIL
    157 9 OLD GLORY WRECKAGE FOUND. SCHNEIDER CUP MISHAP. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Sept. 13. The Daily \iirror publishes a bulletin from the steamer Kyle which is searching for Old Glory, stating she has located the wreckage of Old Glory m latitude 51.17 longitude 3.1.23. There is no sign
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    VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE IN RUSSIA.
    91 9 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, Sept. 12. Three separate and violent earthquake shocks, accompanied by under-e-round rumblings, visited the Ukrainian, Crimean and north Caucasian coast of the Black Sea. It was severest at Sebastopol where houses collapsed. The number of casualties is so far unknown. Three shocks were
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    SIR A, CHAMBERLAIN ON PLAIN SPEAKING.
    74 9 [Reuter's Service.] Gene** i. Sept. 12. Sir A. Chamberlain, m a statement to international journalists said he thought the method employed at thi** year's Assembly, namely the orators frankly offering critic-ism. was far better than the old way of merely approving the actions of
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    AMERICAN LEGION IN PARIS.
    75 9 [Havas Sirvice.] Paris, Sept. 12. Elaborate preparations for the reception of the American Ijegion Convention include a great banquet on September 19th. after a march past nt which 2.000 American exsoldiers and 2.000 French will be the Government guests. The problem of providing accommodation for BO
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    THE PARIS CONSULAR TRAGEDY.
    63 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Sept. 13. Count Nardini's assassin had convulsive seizures at the police station anil was transferred to the prison infirmary. It is alleged he called at the consulate m connection with a passport which the Consul was unable to issue as the applicant lacked
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    INDIAN RAILWAY LOCKOUT.
    48 9 [Reuter's Service. 1 Calcutta. Sept. 12. Following the action of 3,000 men m the Bengal-Nagpur railway workshops at Khargpur, who turned up to wori: but did none as a protest against the retrenchment of 700 others, the management declared a shops lock-out affecting 10,000 men.
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    GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE.
    38 9 f Reuter's Service. New York, Sept. 13. The French Balloon, Lafayette, passed over Loganville, Georgia, the furthest distance hitherto recorded m the Gordon Bennett competition. All the other balloons hav<; descended except t.vo Germans.
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    MORE RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS.
    50 9 [Reuter*.« Service.] Leningrad, Sept. I'l. Judgment has been given m the trial of 26 alleged spies and terrorists. Nine have been sentenced to be shot including an Fng lishman named Goyer, -13 have been condemned to imprisonment from six months to eight years and four were acquitted.
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    MINERS WHO DUG WITH BONE SHOVELS!
    962 9 Ages-Old Flint Works m Norfolk. 30 -FOOT SHAFTS AND UNDERGROUND GALLERIES. A wonderful feature of the activities of our early ancestors is being slowly revealed as a result of excavations by members of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. They have been working m
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    27 9 A boatman was fined $10,000 with the alternative of nine months* hard labour m Hong Kong recently for the possession of r .OO tacit* of raw opium.
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      615 9 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. THE AUTUMN 1927 RACE MEETING. SATURDAY, WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY The Sth. 12th 15th October 1927. 8 divisions of a handicap for all horses: Divisions A.B.C, 0. G furlongs. Divisions K,F,G H. 5 furlongs. B divisions of a handicap for all horsesDivisions A B. S*L» furlongs. Divisions C
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      284 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tendeis are invited for the execution of .-Iterations to Nos. i|g m 4 6 j (r houses t North Bridge Bond and ill be meeired by the undersigned up (ta noon Wednesday September 2Kth. Plans, specifications anu form of tender maybe obtained from the Municipal Architect
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      484 9 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya; a live "news" paper- 40-." 0 Columns of news daily. Also the best Medium for ••'•Advertising". Delivered with the ('hotsi, ftazri each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latent Announcements, together with exclusive special features. "Pie, u cos of the*
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH.
    24 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES BIRTH. MADILL. On Monday tho 12th inst. to Mr. aad M**>. B. Kadtti, *i Urn Maternity Hospital, Sinaapore, aaa. Bath ite welt.
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    British League Policy. SINGA PORE FREE PRESS
    658 10 British League Policy. SINGA PORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER it. 1927. The attempt, if attempt il was, to revive the Geneva protocol through the agency of a general pledge by the League to outlaw war m effect as wel as theory, may now be considered tc have tailed and tlie
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    559 10 Rev. Father Mitchell, a Redemptorist Priest, who was on a visit to Penang, left for Singapore by Sunday's mail train. The Jumble Sale m connection with the Presbyterian Chu ten will be held m the Tnmlinson Hall to m< rr«»w from 4 p.m. onwards. Friends having goods fur disposal are
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    206 10 Rubber Estates 9 Assessments. DOING AWAY WITH SECRECY. (From Our Own Correspondent. Ipoh, Sept. 13. At a meeting of the Central Perak Planters' Association at Ipoh it was disclosed that the Association had been m close correspondence with the Rubber Controller on the incidence of res triction assessments,
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    TRAGEDY ON PORTUGUESE TRANSPORT.
    118 10 TRAGEDY ON PORTUGUESE TRANSPORT. ARTILLERY SERGEANTS SUICIDE. An inquest was heiil yesterday touching ♦.he death of a Portujgueae named Joae Lopes Miguei. an artillery Sergeant, wl;-.. shot himself m his cabin on board tho Portuguese transport at preaent m port. His comradea heard a ahot at about I p.m. on
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    207 10 Tlie following action" v. n< taken at a meeting of Committee No. held '"n September 9th. Decided to metal and drain private por tion of Gilatead Road aad length ot Gentle Road connecting Gilatead and Newt n Ron-Is under Section 101 at the expense ol" the owners, only
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    KILLED BY GUNMEN
    97 10 Young Chinese Shot at (ieylang. A young Chinese workman employed hy Messrs. Tan Kah Kee and Company was shot and fatally wounded by five Chinese gunmen m a lane off Cr'-vlang Road on Monday night at about 7.30. It was m this same vicinity that two cashiers
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    114 10 The interdenominational prayer meeting will be held at the C. E. Z. M\ School on Thursday at 5.30 p.m. The Leader will he the Rev. G. Shetliffe. Sunday was the 62nd birthday of 11. 11. Sultan Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah, X.C. M.0., Ibni Al-Marhura Raja Muda Musa, Sultan of Selangor, this
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    102 10 Two Moth Seaplanes )rd(S(J I.RECTION OF N(i A circular letter to aa g.ipore Flying (lub star. rapid progress nia.b- dart, weeks the Committee f sary to call an FTtieenl ing m order that the pri be fully explained ami tm > •tt taken on various man.' Fo,*
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    175 10 PONTIAN \K ion i» To the Editor. Sir. -1 n-»t <l ,l i leading articla on ,4 Pontiar seema to touch only Ml t l Linn of the Mami area, ami the i eally creditable effort forwii the Directorate during a view aveataally tc. of the
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    VISVA-BHARATI FUND.
    83 10 Poe, Rahindranath I tional University al Santiniketai I l-utions received m cash flat- the Reception I 'ommitti .Malacca Kajaac Klang Teiuk Anson IM-WI Taiping Muar •> Kuala Kaagaar Tanjong Mallm Parit Bunt har Kedah Indian Aaaeciatl other aopn aa: Buddhist Community Kaala t tSMM Lumpur Individuals I The
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    MALACCA REST HOUSE.
    89 10 A correspondent in!' rr- a*. Malacca Observer, that aptai" McCallum and Messrs. N <- T Kumscy- Williams, wh.. are n-otoriaff Pekin to Londoa, arrived m Mali Sunday. the Ith test- »»o ,r Rest House. We hear the pari ri ed some difficulty m obta sarv accommodation oa
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    42 10 News is to hand that I M 1' dancers and singers, the »ia< are due to arrive here t The Scala. Milan, arhen formed to enthusiast:, cl I'll r I lllllt is the clever dancer, '"it- the local public should i announcements.
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    FENG'S REVENGE.
    55 11 FEARFUL HONAN MASSACRE. 1]K ESTIMATED AT 80,000. K .„U'' Far Eastern Service.] Peking, Sept. IS. papers state that owing _nd the Heavenly Gat> killed some of Feng Yu it Changtc m North 0 '.'kio inhabitants, Fene rarried out a fearful masi r age nor sex. the slaughter was
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    TYPHOON STRIKES NAGASAKI
    27 11 M N HOUSES COLLAPSE. Fa > tern Service]. Osaka. Sept. IS. Nagasaki and other tj thit* morning. Nagasaki collapsed, telen down, and street- •mi!, nly.
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    SLAVERY IN SIERRA LEONE.
    69 11 SLAVERY IN SIERRA LEONE. msa(;reeable surprise. Sei -vict .1 «icnt*\;i. Sept I.J. recenl judfratenl of Sierra Leone aphold- tu t o recapture raised at the sixth mbly. V unjg aaid tha oVii priaed the Britiah aied a hia* va in th» a hich heing nu asurea. approved tl*-* Slavery ratulated
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    PANAMA CANAL ZONE.
    92 11 JR. ra Service.] W .-.-shinirtou. Sept. 13. •rted ti> have been made nan representative at (.eneva thf -MW'ieinnty dispute keen the United States form tke subject of onsiderably fluttered State fl kit*. "IV latter, iewed bjr Reuter, assert--1 ■:'\"V. of tl.*> exercise uf •veretfrnty over the Panama
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    EGYPTIAN COTTON FOR RUSSIA.
    68 11 [ReuU-r's Service.] Alexandria, Sept. IS. V \f wtwz, a Russian cotton expert, has la examine Government •ha a view to purchase by the C.-jv.rnmf-nt. He states he will 4 i **H tinu. purchasing for the needs *-.h about half a million kant--1 li tartar t-oaala just
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    DE VALERA SIMMERS DOWN.
    114 11 Radio. Official Service.] M Rugby, .Sept. 12. kalera, tht- Irish Republican leadBiamfesto issued to-day declares recent action m entering the Pfti-aiaaaent my party has al:v,! earnest that, m pursuit of n- pared to face and accept italities. with a majority at the com- I ••ntrusted with
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    NEW SPANISH ASSEMBLY.
    231 11 VICTORY FOR DE RIVERA. 44 ENI) OF CONSTrrUTIONAL MONARCHY." [Renter's Service.] Madrid. Sept. 13. On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the Dictatorship King Alfonso at San .Sebastian signed a decree convoking :he National Assembly on October 10. General Pri mo de Rivera has returned to
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    SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.
    209 11 THE ACCIDENT TO THE CRUSADER. [British Radio- -Official Service. l Rugby, Sept. 12. Flying -Officer Schoticld was injured about the eyes. Efforts arc being made lo raise the seaplane, which is under tiu water. Much was expected <»f the Crusader. Apart from its striking desi-n, it is
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    ITALIANS DO 300 MILES AN HOUR.
    136 11 London. Aug. 26. The Daily News Milan correspondent states that tbe greatest secrecy is being maintained by the Italian defenders of the Schneider Cup. It is reported that while making trials on Lake Varese they achieved incredible speeds, and tbat they easily surpassed Itt
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    ROMANCE OF PERISHING IN MID ATLANTIC."
    124 11 Was il Princess Lowenstein? London, Aug. 28. The performance ol" dangerous aerial feats just for the sake of a thrill is the latest craze of certain women. A German Prince's English wife recently offered a famous British pilot £1,000 to fly her across the
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    ACCIDENT IN YACHT RACE.
    756 11 Chinese Drowned. KOLEH UPSET NEAR BREAKWATER. The Coroner's inquest on the death of the Chinese boatman who was drowned after what appears to have been a collision between his koleh and the yacht Ella, which was competing m a Royal Singapore Yacht Club race at the
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    RUBBER FACTORY FIRE PANIC.
    125 11 London, Aug. 11. A fire m the Eastern rubber factory sent 100 people scurrying for their lives from the adjacent houses. Many were homeless for the night. The nroprietor of a laundry carried out his wife, who was hugging a baby a few days old. The
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    THE ASSIZES.
    364 11 Counterfeit Money Cases. FOUR YEARS FOR POSSESSION OF $14^990 WORTH. At the Assize Court yesterday, the Chief Justice, Sir William Murison, heard several cases m which Chinese were charged with being m possession of counterfeit coins and notes. Lim Koot was charged with being m possession of 1499
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    176 11 |NDEPKNDBN< B OF JUSTICE. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi ShimbunshaL Tokio, Sept. 12. Mr. Hara, Minister of Justice, is contem plating abolishing the Department for Justice, for the maintenance of the unimpaired independence of justice. RAILWAY RIGHTS IN MANX HU. The Japanese and the Russian representatives for
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    ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    203 11 The Hon'ble Mr. H. W. Thomson, British Resident of Perak, arrived m Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning by special train to act as Chief Secretary to Government during the absence on leave of the Hon'ble Mr. W. Peel, and was accorded the usual official
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    USE OF 'MAKE-UP' DEFENDED
    239 13 COSMETICS THAT AID THE COMPLEXION. The discus-ion of th- c -ffc otherwise Of the use of cosmetics has broken out once again. It is generally stated by the opponents of "make-up" that the use of cosmetics is harmful to the akfat. This view is not supported
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    ARCHDUKE AS FILM ACTOR.
    281 13 1)1 EL CHALLENGE TO A COUNT. Archduke Leopold of Austria has become a cinema actor m order to raise the funds to aariefy his desire for a duel. He was stranded without fundi m Hollywood recently, ami telegraphed to Countess Szechenyi (f'oimerly Miss Gladys Vanderleilt, wife
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    GUESTS "CLOCKED IN."
    151 13 CHECK BY HOSTESSES ON THE "INTNMTEir* PROBLEM. A 'eloeking-in" method for large parties is being introduced by certain hostesses. It frequently happens that a hostess cannot make up the number she wou'd like f l aaa among her friends, so she asks her ipaaata to bring friends
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    £22.500 FOR A BOY KING.
    53 13 ROYALTY ALLOWANCES IN RUMANIA. Bucharest, Aug. 3. An Act apportioning £70.000 annually for the maintenance of the Royal Household has Ik en passed by the Rumanian Parliament. The amount is divided as follows: King Michael. CtfaMO; Queen Marie, £25,000* Prince Nicholas, .£8,750 Princess Helene, *fS,7SO.
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    PAYMENT DEFORE FIGHTING.
    59 13 Southern Troops Defy Commander. London, Aug. 28. "Tho Southerners' gunboat squadron at Woosung has flatly refused to obey an order to proceed to Chinkiang to check the Northerners' advance unless the Command er made it worth their while," cables Sir Percha' Phillips to the Daily Mail. After
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    JAVA NOTES.
    976 14 The Pasar Gambir. A SUCCESSFUL SHOW. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, Sept 10. On Tuesday last the Pasar Gambit closed after a very successful 10 days, during which period 375,000 people visited the exhibition, this figure being only 1,000 less than last year. The largest number of visitors
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      229 14 W JL/r(fi\W^Mt' n c f asn on centres of (he U lr 2^O fc where congregate the brains md of Empire and Republic, there i*. |>, found the faint and aaaatru ivc I rragnuM* af "1711" Ean dc Cb!ofrn J___s%> Since the year of the French Revolution I his hm^~~-***\
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    RUBBER ROADS.
    745 15 The" Cresson Block. ARRANCJX*; A LONDON TRIAL. Some si years ago ther? was ::iu-h interest aroused hy the .dngaporo invention of i' rubber roadway block by Mr. Lionel CresJon, chief eh mist to the Singapore Rubber Works anil Netherlands Gutta-Percha Co. This establishment, to which the Cresson invention
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      339 15 a* —^c*. L=_f SCOTCH VJ g^_-WHISKY £jj™ J^ Tastes may differ, but i ;^3 tflis rer *owned brand of I f H 'SCOTCH captivates I them all > iM its I /> j delightfully mellow fo*m flavour. ■>•?! ,^J\ THE DISTILLERS' I > -viir^.>t I, HI). :.v| \WS/B_\ Edinburgh— Scotland.
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      485 16 Burns Philp Line f lncorporated m Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Rtgusr monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) nd the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The tkw. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading* to Australia. Cabins de
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      144 16 S.S. CARMARTHENSHIRE. Consignees of cargo per the aboeve vessel fron London (arrived Sept. 10th) are hereby notifte that a General Survey of all cargo landed her m a damaged condition will be held at 9 a m on Tuesday 20th Sept. 1927 at Godown Nos 1 and 11. No further
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      677 16 HAIL IiESFATCBEa BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang I and Kedah and lower Siam -6 a.m. i Kelantan. every Monday, Wednes- day and Saturday 6
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      657 17 O. S. K. Line. m Destinstions. Bteamere. Arrive I-— -d r gotfrdan., Hamburg, Bremen, f_eave. vla Co om x> AaeD nd Port Said- Amazon Maru Sept. 17 Sept 18 tyrbar, Alf«i Town, Rio,' Ssntt^ BuenoB AireB t Hawaii Maru Oct. 5 Oct. 7 ,/asa. Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, srB Uelagea Bay and
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    AUSTRALIA'S AMAZING FILM SCANDAL.
    1032 18 Boycott of All British War Epics. AMERICAN AGENTS. Australia is holding a royal commission of inquiry into her film situation. It seems to be a most searching affair, conducted m an atmosphere of bitter acrimony and plain speaking. The terms ot' reference are based on the
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    BRITISH MALAYAN TYPEWRITER MARKET.
    313 18 Theiv has been an increasing demand m British Malaya for typewriters, and during last year the total number imported showed an advance of 04 per cent, as compared with 1925. Official statistics show that for the year 2.657 machines were imported, the value amounting to $385,441.
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    38 18 The Church Workers' Association *A Negri Sembilan held a successful dance a* Matrnolia Bay Bungalow, Port Dickson, ot Sept Brd. A storm prevented many people roming from a distance but about 80 wer< present m spite of this.
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      1341 18 ■Mflflflfll KORRENGZAL OINTMENT ■■■■■■■lIP FOR WOUNDS. SORES, AND ALL SKIN DISEASES. GREAT PEPPERMINT CURg WW FOR COUGHS, COLDS, AND STOMACH COMPLAINTS. TENDERS. TENDERS FOR TODDY SHOP LICENCES. SINGAPORE, 1923 Notice is hereby jjiven that Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until noon on 24th September, 1927, for
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    FRASER & CO, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    751 19 FRASER CO, EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13tn. t buyers Selleis Asam Kumbang fife G d 57s 6d bangrin Tin 32s 6d 33s 6d i.atane: Padaa* ($1) 67 72 Uitu Caves ($1) l.;jD 140 (..henderiang 22s 23s Eastern Stem m 28i M 24s Yd I jaad Yai (£1) 29s
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 19 September I*3. Bank 4 m.s. 23 31-32 Bunk demand 2 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 24% New York, demand 56 Oedits 90 days Wi*n\ France, demand 1420 India, T. T. 153*^ Hong Kong, demand 12' p.e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 117*; Norn. Java demand Bangkok, demand S0' L Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    212 19 September I,'!. Tin 225 Tons **-142 1 7< Gambier Q7/ A Pepper White 105 Pepper Black 61... Flake Tapioca 7**4 Pearl Sag** Small 7.40 Copra 10.60 Copra Sundried 11 10 Opium. Benares unt. 1,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Bed Kagle (New) BM Rice, Siam o'.J. No. SSO Rice,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    65 19 September 13th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Belt*?! R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. 0 s P°t 57 57 4 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Sept. 57 57 Oct-Dec. 58 Va 58 Jan -Mar. 60 v, h Apr-June t&% fi2 Tone of Market:— Quiet. Latest Cable:— London Spot
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    "ALL-IN" COST.
    394 19 A point that has never yet been definitely settled, though it has at times cropped up tor discussion m connection with rubber producing companies, is what is to be included when stating what the "all-in" coal ol production should cover. From the word need it would seem that
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    152 19 The following? is a comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding- parcel post, imported tad exported to and from British Malaya daring 1 and 1927. IMI'OKTS. (In thousands of dollars; 1926 19t7 Jan. to June 508,950 19M58 Dec: 1» 292July HOMH 78,915 !),.<.; 1,453 August
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    213 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. Singapore, Sept. IS. London. Rubber Is 4'.»d. Down *d. Local 56%. Tin. London i'liSl. Down Ua. Lota! 142% for 225 tons. Mining. Kuehai 2.16'j 2.l***l;. Malaya Consolidated 1.28*2 1.30, Rantau Ords. IJi 2. Hong Fatt 1.09 1.11%, Talam 1.82% 1.35, Kuyoh 1.56 1.59, North Taiping 1.22
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    40 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Sept. ISdk, Closing Prices. k t Buyers Sellers. Kuthai 2.14 2.18 PenVlalcn ord. VJI" 1 Bruno. Ltd. 5.54, ffoo (t Jenealy 070 9kr Malaka PUa o^,, £*g Pa jams 2 *iO 2JIS United Malacca Llo
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    RATRUT BASIN DREDGE.
    63 19 The management of Ratrut Kasin Tin Dredging Co., NX. reports that final shipment of No. 1 Dredge with the exception of boilers has boon am| from Ratio. und will arrive at Sichon on twelfth instant. First shipment of Xo. 2 Dredge from Australia arrives Sichon Bth instant.
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    BOTTOMLEY ASKS FOR AN INQUIRY.
    101 19 Affairs of The Victory R«nd (lub. London, Aug. 28. Writing m the Weekly Dispatch Horatio Bottomley says that he bai instructed hi, solicitors to apply to tho court to /iv a date for the conclusion of the public exanimation regarding the Victory Bond Club and
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1414 20 How are the mighty fallen! Singapore is finding its sup.riority m all spheres of •spoit very determinedly challenged just now and during the past year it has not shewn itself equal to the test. During little more than the past twelve months Singapore have lost two Malaya Cup
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    111 20 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. A. Singles. C. Salter plus 3 beat A. D. Anderson scr., 6 4, 3—6, 6—2. R. M. Duff plus 5 beat S. H. Moss minus 1, 6—l, 6—3. I). Singles. Lieut. Comdr. Redhead vs. W. G. Clark, Postponed, i Godown Doubles Handicap. Robertson
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    WEDNESDAYS TIES.
    107 20 A. Singles. Duff plus 5 vs. Dr. M. C. Bain minus 2. R. B. Lewi.-- minus 15 vs. Roy Smith minus 15.3 to finish. C. Salter plus 3 vs. E. B. Laybourne plus 4. B. Singles. K. J. Cassels SeT, vs. F. Ruchwaldy plus 5. C. Singles. Winner
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    S.C.R.C. TOORNAMENT.
    61 20 S .C. R .C. TO O R N A M ENT. "B** Doubles. H-ndioap. Peng Cer and Kee Choc va, Siew Tye and F. Quah. Thian Seng and K. H. Tan vs. Siew Lock and K. Quah to finish. Keng Teow and Poh Geok vs. Soei Liew anei Kirn Guan.
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    RUGBY SEA.SON COMMENCES.
    52 20 GAME WITH H.M.S. HERMES TO-DAY. The following S.C.C. side has been select ed to oppose a team from H.M.S. Hermes this afternoon on the Padang at 5 o'clock. Club colours will be worn: Scott; Littlehales. Barnes, Scoular. Leach; Niblock, Skeggs; McLeud. Macmillan, Yignoles. Grant. Willsem. Smith, Storr
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    FOOTBALL.
    521 20 Malays Draw With Chinese. FAST AND EVEN GAME. S.C.F.A. 2: Malays 2. The Chinese and the Malays met on the Stadium yesterday m a friendly game, which resulteel m a draw. Although the Malays played only ten men throughout, play was fast and even. The Malays would have won,
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    S.R.C. BEATEN BY DARUL BAHAR.
    143 20 Darul Bahar 4: S.R.C. 1. The S.R.C. were unable to find players for their match against the well known Darul Bahar football team on the Padang yesterday afternoon. The Club fielded a scratch side, three members playing m tennis togs. The S.R.C. were unlucky not
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    Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL
    177 20 The eighth annual swimming champion ship rami val is to be held at the V.M.C.A. swimming pool, Fort Canning, on Saturday, October Ist. The opening event will take place at 3 p.m.. this being a 120-yds. men's free-style championship. Other events for men includ a plunging championship,
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    21 20 Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Richards, who were recently married, left for Home on Saturday by the* P. and O. Morea.
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    THE WARREN SHIELD.
    221 20 Singapore Eliminating Round. EURASIAN CO. LEADS. The eliminating round m the Singapore section of the Warren Shield Competition teiok place last Sunday morning. Seven teams entered for the competition, and points were awarded for the five-mile march and for turn out of units. Each team had to
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    SEA VIEW SWIMMING CARNIVAL.
    263 20 Tho management of the Sea View hotel provided a capita! entertainment for thjir patrons on Monday evening, m the form of a swimming carnival. The hotel's pagar was illuminated with powerful lamps, and strings of coloured fairy lamps completed a very fine effect. A veiy large
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    132 20 SEPTEMBER MEDAL— BOGEY. Thi- result of the above competition was: J. Tryner 1 1 1 up N. R. Wilson to all square J. Strachan 7 1 down F. H. Wright 20 1 down The ball sweep on Saturday was divided between R. Bald and A. Farahar 1
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    57 20 SPURS BEAT MIDDLESBROUGH. [Reuter's Service.] London, Sept. 12. The following are results of matches played m the various divisions of the League to-day: First Division. Cardiff City 1, Blackburn 1. Tottenham H. 4, Middlesboro' 2. Second Division. South Shields 2, W'hampton W. 2. Third Division (Northern.) Ashington 3,
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    AMERICAN WINS BALLOON RACE.
    49 20 Washington. Sept. 13. An unofficial tabulation of the National Aeronautic Association indicates that the Gordon Bennett balloon race has been won by the American balloon Detroit with an estimated distance of 725 miles. The Detroit, piloted by Mr. William Hill, landed at Baxley m Georgia.
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